Bensonhurst Park and Gravesend Park are among the riskiest playgrounds in the city when it comes to personal injury lawsuits, according to new data released by the Comptroller’s Office. City Council District 43 – which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgoxPcz1Il4&noredirect=1 Six years after its release, Charles Denson’s award-winning 2009 film “The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue,” which documents the daily life of one of the last holdout shops of the old Coney Island, is now available to be streamed on Youtube. The film centers…

Police are searching for a Coney Island man who went missing last week. Zachery Merritt, 65, was last last seen on February 27, at 8pm, at his home located at 2316 Surf Avenue. Merritt is described as a black man with…

Coney Island Creek, as viewed through the lens of neighbor and photographer Vincent Gulizio. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com, or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and…

Emotions ran high at February 26’s town hall meeting on illegal home conversions, a growing crisis in Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Bay Ridge. The basement of Knights of Columbus (1305 86th Street) was packed with hundreds of locals frustrated by the…

We have two exciting announcements from our friends at Regina Opera Company. The Dyker Heights-based opera company will be performing one completely free, fully-staged performance of Gioacchino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” tomorrow. The opera tells the story of a clever barber…

Despite the flurries, the show went on. Over 100 neighbors marched down 18th Avenue for Bensonhurst’s first-ever Lunar New Year Parade Sunday, hosted by the Asian Community United Society (ACUS). The festivities continued at the Salvation Army building, located at 7309-7321 18th Avenue, where partygoers…

A 45-year-old homeless man was found dead in a box trailer in Coney Island over the weekend, according to officials. The still-unidentified man, called only Luis, was discovered unresponsive at 3:04am in the parked truck in front of Nick’s Auto Glass shop, located…

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily…

“I love it here; you feel like you are with friends,” says Joe Cantonino, an older gentleman sprawled out on an arm chair at Audrey’s Concerto (2379 86th Street). Minutes later, he offers to help me write my story. A woman who appears to be in her 60s enters the cafe. “You are so skinny,” she trills as she…

We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Bensonhurst this weekend. Any thoughts on these places? 2742 Harway Avenue List Price: $579,000 Size: Two bedrooms, two bathrooms Details: What a charmer! This adorable detached home offers a sleek kitchen with hardwood floors, plus sweet details like moulding that give away its ripe…

Police are searching for a Coney Island man who went missing last week. Zachery Merritt, 65, was last last seen on February 27, at 8pm, at his home located at 2316 Surf Avenue. Merritt is described as a black man with brown eyes, weighing approximately 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black cap and beige…